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Volleyball24/06/2016

China, USA and Russia qualify for World Grand Prix Finals

China qualified for the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Final Six in Bangkok, Thailand

Lausanne, Switzerland, June 24, 2016 – China kept their undefeated status, while USA and Russia’s win-loss cards guaranteed the first three of five spots available in the Final Six of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.

The three qualified teams will join hosts Thailand and wait for the last two vacancies to be filled in the next two days of competition.

China are riding high on success as they won five of their matches in straight sets and dropped only a total of three sets in two matches, to stay unbeaten in the tournament. The young Chinese squad, led by powerful outside spiker Zhu Ting, are keeping a steady pace in the tournament. Their straight-set victory over the Netherlands gave them passage as the first team to qualify for the Final Six, and a clear indication of their strong determination to take the World Grand Prix title this season.

The United States shut the door on Germany, as the latter struggled to obtain their first win in this edition. Russia’s 3-2 loss to Serbia still gave the former a way in the Final Six, as Belgium earned their first victory at the expense of Turkey.

Meanwhile, Japan outplayed Thailand in straight sets to improve their record to 3-4, while Brazil routed Italy in four sets to increase their chances of qualifying for the Final Six with a 5-2 win-record.

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